Updates from the Canadian Soaring Team

Photos of actual team members to be substituted (above).

Day Canceled
Well, the band of mid level clouds moved only along its length, never sideways. So we stayed in the shade. After several delays they sent the 18m and Open classes home, postponing...
Wednesday, January 18
What a difference in terms of weather from yesterday! It is quite cool (20s) and Benalla is under a band of mid level cloud which is forecast to move out but at...
MS Day 4
After disappointing results from yesterday , I got a little bust for my self-esteem today . Today we had a racing task of 484 km with the classic Australian weather - blue thermals up to 11,000...
January 17 Wrap-up
All classes had a great contest day. Open Class now has a total of 6 competition days under the belt, 18m has 5 and 15m Class has 4. The minimum number of...
2W - flying day 4
After making a few poor decissions at the start line I was stuck flying alone most of the day.  I started the 485km task at 3PM.   Needless to say this isn't...
Day 5 - Dave
We had a 5 hr Area task today with a max distance of 870 km.  No one used it all, but the winner flew 715 km @141 km/hr.  My paltry 124 earned...
On Task
Dave and Jerzy, our 18m guys started at 13:34 and 13:39 respectively. They have been on task for about 70 minutes and are already north of the Murray River, approaching the first...
Tuesday, January 17 - Competition Day 5 for 18m, Competition Day 4 for 15m
Yesterday there was a bit of a shake-up in the scores as there were a number of outlandings. Several pilots dropped from the top by 20 places or more. Our gliders are...